añil
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Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic النيل (an-nīl), from Arabic نِيل (nīl), from Persian نیل (nīl, “indigo”), from Middle Persian [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit नील (nīla, “blue”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
añil m (plural añiles)
- indigo (colour)
- Synonym: índigo
- true indigo, indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)
- indigo (blue dye)
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See also[edit]
| Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blanco | gris | negro | ||
| rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema | ||
| lima | verde | menta | ||
| cian; azul-petróleo | azur | azul | ||
| violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa | ||
Further reading[edit]
- “añil” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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- Spanish terms borrowed from Andalusian Arabic
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- Spanish terms derived from Persian
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- Spanish nouns
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